Suspension complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Ford F-150 has 42 NHTSA suspension complaints and 0 suspension-related recalls.
42
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2024 | SUSPENSION | Nothing has happened yet but frame of truck is rusting apart and suspension is going to fall off. Th... |
| Mar 19, 2023 | SUSPENSION | The undercarriage and frame is rusted .Ford said it was not under warranty and the truck was unsafe ... |
| Jan 11, 2023 | SUSPENSION | The main frame is so corroded that it is unsafe to drive. The body has no rust and the engine only h... |
| Oct 26, 2022 | SUSPENSION | This is the 2nd Ford F 150 pick up with which I've had rusted frames! The 1st, a 1999, I ended up ... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | FRAME RUSTING TERRIBLY AND FRAME CRACKING NEAR DRIVERS SIDE FORWARD LEAF SPRING MOUNT. TRUCK HAS ON... |
| Apr 7, 2021 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE | COMPLETE FRAME UNDER TRUNK IS RUSTED TO WHERE THE FRAME IS GETTING READY TO BREAK IN HALF I HAVE LO... |
| Dec 2, 2020 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | FRAME OF TRUCK IS ROTTED AROUND LEAF SPRING AREAS AND UNDER CAB OF TRUCK AS WELL AS BED RAILS. |
| Dec 7, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD ... |
| Jun 18, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | TWO MECHANICS AND ONE AUTOBODY TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND REPORTED THAT THE CHASSIS IS HEAVI... |
| Aug 8, 2018 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO FRAME RUST ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK. |
| Jun 2, 2018 | SUSPENSION,SEAT BELTS | YES A DRUNK DRIVER RAN INTO ME AND I THINK THE OFFICER LET HIM JUST CALL HIS WIFE TO COME GET HIM CA... |
| Sep 29, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT ITS TILL 2004, BUT SHOULD BE EXPANDED. I HAVE A 20... |
| Aug 3, 2017 | SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving and making a turn at vario... |
| Jul 8, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | I HAVE A 2005 F150 FX4 THAT I BOUGHT IN 2010. IN 2017 WITH THE TRUCK BEING 12 YEARS OLD. I HAD TO RE... |
| Jun 23, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | FRAME RUSTED AND CRACKED, 72,000 MILES. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. NOTE, ALL OTHER UNDERBODY COMPONENTS... |
| Jun 7, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | FORD F 150 CRACKED REAR FRAME RAILS TRUCK MADE IN 2004 THEY HAD A RECALL FOR TRUCKS MADE IN 2004 B... |
| Feb 2, 2017 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFOR... |
| May 1, 2016 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY F150 FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH WHERE IT ACTUALLY BROKE I WORK AS A WELDER AND I HAVE FIXED 3 DIFFR... |
| Mar 29, 2016 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR ... |
| Jun 26, 2015 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | TURNING LEFT INTO SOUTH BOUND LANE OF A HIGHWAY WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAUS... |